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Administration: Public Administration Concentration, M.S.A.

College of Education and Human Services

Course Designator:

MSA - Master of Science in Administration

Minimum Totals for Graduation: 36 hours

The Public Administration Concentration is designed to prepare students for careers in public sector administration. Broadly, the objectives of the program are to provide students with background and competency in five areas including:

  1. the political, social, and economic environment of public administration;
  2. public management process;
  3. public policy analysis;
  4. research and analytic methods; and
  5. organization theory and behavior.

Program Requirements

 

Public Administration

 

Master of Science in Administration Core Requirements

See Master of Science in Administration for:

  • Admission Requirements, Retention and Termination Standards
  • Accelerated Master of Science in Administration
  • Required Core I (15 hours)
  • Required Core II (3 hours)

Required Courses (15-18 hours)

Select five or six from the following:

COM 665Seminar in Communication and Negotiation in Employee Relations

3(3-0)

ECO 515Collective Bargaining and Labor Law

3(3-0)

MGT 646Labor Relations Issues

3(3-0)

PAD 555Managing Modern Local Government

3(3-0)

PAD 561Administration and Policy in American State Government

3(3-0)

PAD 610Foundations of Public Administration

3(3-0)

PAD 622Strategic Planning for Public/Non-Profit Organizations

3(3-0)

PAD 711Public Personnel Management

3(3-0)

PAD 713Public Budgeting and Finance

3(3-0)

PAD 714Program Analysis and Evaluation

3(3-0)

PAD 775Organization Theory and Behavior

3(3-0)

PAD 785Strategic Leadership

3(3-0)

PSC 514American Public Policy Making

3(3-0)

PSC 522Regulatory Processes and Administrative Law

3(3-0)

PSC 563Politics and Policy in Urban Communities

3(3-0)

PSC 566Intergovernmental Relations in the United States

3(3-0)

Note: Only one of the following may be used to fulfill concentration requirements: ECO 515, COM 665, or MGT 646.

Cognate Courses (0-3 hours)

Select any course offered within any MSA degree program concentration in consultation with an academic advisor: A course outside of the MSA program must be approved by the MSA Director. The MSA 690, Internship, course must be planned in advance and approved by the MSA Director. Special topics courses may be used as a cognate or may be available for specific concentrations.

MSA 690Internship

1-3(Spec)

MSA 696Special Topics

3(3-0)

 

Total: 36 semester hours